Published: 11-08-2025 | Category: Troop I
Kaplan – On November 7, 2025, shortly after 2:00 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I responded to a two-vehicle fatality crash on Louisiana Highway 14 just east of Pirates Lane in Vermilion Parish. The crash claimed the lives of 65-year-old Julien Lawrence, Jr. and 41-year-old Alexis Jackson, both of Kaplan.
The preliminary investigation revealed Lawrence was driving a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria east on LA Hwy 14 while a 2023 Cadillac Escalade was traveling west. For reasons still under investigation, as the vehicles approached on a small bridge, one crossed the centerline and struck the other head-on. Which vehicle crossed the centerline is still under investigation.
Lawrence sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene, along with Jackson, who was seated in the rear of the Ford. The Cadillac’s driver and passenger, along with another Ford passenger, were transported to nearby hospitals with injuries. Proper restraint use is still being determined for all occupants involved.
Standard toxicology samples were collected from both drivers and submitted for analysis. This crash remains under investigation.
Contact Information:
Sgt. Ross Brennan
Louisiana State Police
Public Affairs Section – Region 2
Office: (985) 857-3680
[email protected]